OVERBUY

Etymology

Verb

overbuy (third-person singular simple present overbuys, present participle overbuying, simple past and past participle overbought)

To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford

To buy at an inflated price

Anagrams

• buy over

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*buy", v. t.

1. To buy too much.

2. To buy at too dear a rate. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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